According to Jennifer Eckberg of Bacardi, employees have been quick to embrace the sustainability concept, and are recycling almost everything generated on the bottling lines, on the grounds and in the offices.

The company’s sustainability program sets specific goals in three areas to help it reach its vision of a net zero impact:

Responsible Sourcing. The company is working to obtain all raw materials and packaging from sustainably sourced, renewable or recycled materials while maintaining or enhancing the economic status of growers and suppliers. By 2017, the goal is to obtain 40 percent of the sugarcane-derived products used to make Bacardi rum from certified, sustainable sources, with a goal of reaching 100 percent by 2022.

Operational Efficiencies. The company continues to focus on reducing water use and greenhouse gas emissions with a 2017 goal to cut water use by 55 percent and GHG emissions by 50 percent.

Since 2006, when Bacardi began tracking its global impact on the environment, it has reduced nonrenewable energy use by 27.7 percent, supported by a 28.5 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from production.